So my boyfriend of 7 months (friend of 4 yrs) has just told me yesturday that he used to cross dress. Now, confused as hell, I turned here. I need help. I love him, more that I can describe and though im stuck in a world wind of emotions I do not feel embarrassed by him. Just confused.
See we both come from broken homes and we were both raped so we have lived some what similar lives, but now that he has told me about cross dressing, I dont get it, because I dont understand. Im not saying its a serious factor and truth be told I dont mind, I just want to know why because I have always seen him as a the manliest man. I know that sounds stupid. But Im lost here. I have always seen him as gorgeous and dont understand how he couldnt. I dont understand how he doesnt feel pretty but dressing in womens clothes makes him feel that way.
He told me that he started cross dressing at the age of 12 and it went till he was 14. We are both 18 now. When I asked him why he was doing it, he said it was because he felt pretty. He felt like girls were always admired so he wanted to be one. He WANTED LOVE. He was "Stephanie" when he cross dressed, a person who was so comfortable with himself/ herself (?) when Martin (him in man clothes i guess ?) wasnt comfortable.
I just cant imagine years of him doing this. Him walking out of the house in heels and skirts and a wig. He was more of a woman than I am. Im sorry if that sounds wrong. I dont even wear heels and dresses.
I know that being raped has to do with some of it. I mean when I was raped at 15 I paniced and decided to be a lesbian for years. Granted, I did realise that it wasnt all men that were rapist, so I accepted it and countinued persuing guys. But it was hard for me. Let alone him. He was 6. SIX! Damn it, I cant imagine it. He was beaten and raped by the same guy twice. And I cant imagine being that confused at such a young age.
So, what does anyone think. I cant describe how I feel, I dont feel ashamed by his cross dressing but Im pissed that he has just told me this NOW.
WHEN I WAS RAPED I VOWED TO :RELOSE: or HAVE CONSENSUAL SEX WITH SOMEONE ONLY IF I LOVED THEM AND THEY LOVED ME.
I feel dissapointed that lost it for the first time freely to him in March and I feel like I dont even know him now.
HE TOLD ME HE LOVED ME AND HE KNEW ALL ABOUT MY LIFE AND HE SAID I KNEW ALL ABOUT HIS BUT HE LIED. HE JUST TOLD ME LIEK A WEEK AGO HE HAS DONE LIKE HARDCORE DRUGS FOR A LONG TIME, EVEN THOUGH HE HAS LED ME TO BELIEVE HE WAS SO STRAIGHTEDGE. I FEEL LIKE I DONT KNOW HIM NOW. AND ITS NOT JUST CROSS DRESSSING BUT WHY WOULD HE LIE ABOUT TAKING HEROIN AND COKE TOO. HES HE THAT ASHAMED OF IT ALL?
he said he'd know id leave him if he admitted it all. But i feel unloved that he lied. he did lie. not about cross dressing but about drugs too. ITs like who is he? Im not sure if i know
it just the fact he had got upset with me when i used to do drugs and when i recovered from bulimia and he checks up on me and makes me follow it. and when i relapse he gets pissed. THOUGH ITS NOT MY FAULT SINCE IM DOING IT ON MY OWN. but when i asked him a few questions about why and how he felt about the situation of cross dressing he was all like well its in the past and he shuns it away and he thinks im weird beacuse i dont get it. I dont get it! IM REALLY ****ING TRYING BUT I DONT GET WHY HE DID IT.
The more he talks about it the more sadder it gets. Because it sounds like a drug addicts addiction to drugs. He says he would make up a fake list and write down like "pick up shoes or something" and he would liek call up payless ina girls voice and ask for like heels and say his son would pick it up. And then he would do his dry cleaning for the clothes because he didnt want anyone to see it. And he said he would hide it in boxes and put dust on the boxes so it looked like the boxes were never opend and no one would go in them. He told me he has under garments and 5 dresses 5 pairs of heels about 7 or 8 shirts and skirts. Hes cross dressing name was Stephanie and he became her when he dressed up. he felt like a different person liek a pretty person.
he says he threw out all the clothes and stopped it. Even though stephanie was his gateway out of reality and into a world where he was admired and loved in opposed to being bullied and raped. He asked me though if i wanted to met her. which i guess means If he can still dress up. But i dont no im scared. I know he doesnt want to be a woman jsut feel like one. IF that makes sence. I THINK ?
Im confused. Can some one explain to me what this means. I want to love him and accept him for who he is, but i dont know who he is right now? I love him but Im scared of seeing him in my clothes or just womens clothes in general/ I dont know how Id feel. I will not leave him, he has my heart. But what can i do.
What if he still wants to do it. Can i just tell him that i dont want to see him in those clothes but I dont mind if he does it. DOES THAT SOUND OK!?
AHHHH!
Can some one shed light on this subject
Thanks
Brittany